It was the height of summer when Callum Wilson opened his diary and made a note on Sunday, November 13. 'Pack for Qatar,' the Newcastle United number nine wrote.
Wilson had not been called up by England since 2019, but the 30-year-old was not about to give up on his World Cup dream - and he made it happen.
It is an inspiring story. Not only has Wilson bounced back from a number of setbacks on the field, including two serious knee injuries, but the striker also had a testing start in life and spent a brief period in foster care before going on to help his mother, Tara, raise his five siblings.
